Tony hung up the phone, "She's on her way over and she'll bring Edgar."
"Why was he included, are they together?"
"No," laughed Tony. "They irritate the hell out of each other, actually they're both experts at pissing off everyone, but we needed Edgar's skills to help arrange your death and Chloe seemed convinced we could trust him... Look Jack this can't be Liz, it must be someone copy-catting her methods, didn't you see her kill herself?"
"Not directly, no. But if she faked her death, it was damn clever what she did. She was naked and running away from me when she hid behind some crates. We were talking, then the shot gun blast. When I reached her, half her face was blown away and her legs were splayed wide so I didn't look too closely. She must have shot her sister and then assumed her life."
Jack sighed at the enormity of this new horror. "Chase said he dreamed Liz visited him in the hospital... but he was on so much pain medication it was easy to dismiss as a nightmare. She probably went to gloat over what she'd done... How many days has she had him for this time?"
"It's been 25, no 26 days. But he can't still be alive Jack, remember what she did the last time, and she only had him a few hours then."
Jack tried to remain focused on the problem and block out any thoughts of the ordeal Chase could be going through. He loved Chase like a son and the best way to help him now was to remain detached. "No, she'll keep him alive until she doesn't need him for bait anymore... But how the hell did she know I'm not really dead? Damnit, she's always been one step ahead, she outsmarted me at every turn last time, it's uncanny the way her mind works... she's a fascinating study."
Tony couldn't keep the shock from his voice, "It sounds as if you admire her!"
"She's a brilliant tactician, but unbelievably twisted. No, I certainly don't admire her and this time I won't be underestimating her either."
"We'll hand this over to the FBI, you're not going anywhere near her. First off, you need to stay out of sight and second, she's officially dead. How the hell can you expect to catch a ghost?"
"You forget Tony, I'm officially dead too. Who better to catch a ghost than another ghost?"